Junebug Cafe Six Corners — Restaurant in Jefferson Township

A belated post - a month ago (mid November on a Tuesday) I was in the Portage Park area solo around brunch time and was craving a chill place for some quiet time, but also some unique drink and food - Junebug Café was absolutely perfect for this.

This café is quiet, cozy, and intimate. I enjoyed an amazing seasonal Spiced Maple Latte and a seriously delicious (and filling!) southern-style buttermilk biscuit sandwich with cheddar, green onion, bacon, and egg, sitting near the door to people watch and see the snow flakes (maybe the first of the season in the area).

First off, this is a lovely area with several options - there's a Culver's and Eggsperience Irving Park (with free parking) is straight across the street (which I was seriously debating on) - but being solo I ultimately decided on a southern-style unique little café for the taste and quiet time. It met my needs and expectations, for sure.

All around, excellent experience. The girls working were so sweet and friendly, and the food and coffee was excellent and actually a really good value. I marked this as a place to come again specifically for coffee and the beignets (which I really wanted, but couldn't manage alone!)

This seems like the perfect chill café place for solo or...

Walked in to grab something to go. I can't believe I paid $12 for an empanada. It was fine, but I would never willingly pay $12 for a single empanada. I asked if meat pies were bigger and the girl behind the counter said yes, giving me justification in buying one along with a biscuit with butter and jelly. They gave me my stale biscuit with no butter and a shitty packet of jelly you get at a diner or McDonald's. If you're charging $12 for an empanada and $7 for a single stale biscuit, you can make homemade jam that costs nothing to make and is extremely easy to do. My 6 year old daughter made some last weekend. She hates cooking yet she made really good jam because it's so easy a 6 year old can do it. I can't even eat my stale biscuit now because they didn't butter it or give me the butter I ordered and I refuse to eat that shitty jelly so now I'm hangry because the single meat empanada that's seasoned with only garlic and salt isn't enough! Ugh, I'm so sick of places like this. Price gouging just because you're marketing to the yuppies you hope to walk in and not bat an eye to that $12 unseasoned empanada you could instead buy 4 of at a Puerto Rican place that's a million times better. I'm sure the beignets are good, but I'm never...

Nice cozy, small place across from Culver's. Me and my wife got a large cup of Dark Matter coffee, a large rice krispie, and an order of beignets. The beignets are better than the ones at Stan's Donuts and even better than ones I've had in New Orleans-- they were awesome. The staff was attentive and friendly. The have common coffee shop menu staples (Red Eye, Americano, etc) and a limited food menu (I'm guessing that it may grow) that includes beignets, a jambalaya meal, and gumbo. The theme is New Orleans with decor on the walls. There's limited seating (4 stools near entrance, and about 4 sets of tables and chairs) but it was NOT crowded even though it was Sunday. They have Dark Matter bagged coffee to-go, and there is a bar with all the coffee accessories you might need. They have non-dairy milks, flavor syrups, etc. The beignets are cooked fresh so you have to wait about 10 minutes. It was refreshing to see a nice new place on this grungy block and felt like we were in some other north side neighborhood. We'll definitely...